The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30

While n villages The pupil esp only get thls 81.
sef as sra Tie schoo
must have satisfod tho Education Department
that its promises are healthy: well lighted lt,s
WITH wh% sufiioient sceommodstiogn and ofiess.
The ParlismSntary grant given to the a eiei
ons based sS on he average number Of attend
to good organization and, discipline. az to the
ssnsrs aastg % tho work
elementary subjects The eiem9enttis1Ty se haxa
dssd Into hcs rse S
o higher standard. The. proportion Of passes
In, each subject was last year; voluntary
metio, 1858. Board sobooisaReading. 1851:
writing. s6.A7 arithmetic $500
Kind. Of advertisement is only to DO admins
tered By the head teacher.
was s oc saas an
schools. children. Tor Instance. being appar-
even. out Of the lower standards. fairly puzzled
x the SpRs Bsnt 81 hs@sa
come com ACROSS 81 scholars who had brilliantly
Morf cause an equal
when dictated to out Of IN unfamiliar volume.
As to grammar. the English inspector complains
structsd, and brought Up to think out the
answer delivered by his ps pEasesw "
branches. Here 1 should like to add that
printed cards Of problems to be solved by the
children, and have wondered why, instead OF
perplexing them with advanced caleulations
Which could never be Of any mortal use In real
ife to out q HUNDRED q them EN-
b " Called on 70 ohei
Inspector. Williams relates the, following
against s some teachers that they do not sum:
GENTLY, stir up the intsligence Of the pupil and
teach him think He St c a ths
naively told by the. master that II he had set
$ to T Seg sh hS RaSs ns sss ien
some asrieultarai districts learn English,
raphy. needlework., practical cooking. and
elementary mechanics?
As q rule, in rural England, where the
S Write Better and learn quicker. putting arith-
metic aside. than boys. Rural pupils have
often struck me here as evinSing at thSir desks
s fact that moi a few soon forget their use In
dss Sss Il hey Reg
universally train them IN knitting and sewing.
Why not IL mating and basket makinR2
sene s A CAREFULLY attended to, though chill
dren suffer sometimes from having to remain
In wet garments; but how to always prevent it 2
people provide the Scholars with = penny or
sense Of admiration for those who founded and
Connected with the establishment Of the school
open to Improvement in the elementary schools
shs shis srsdi no"
/ have had frequent occasions to admire the
hs aE s esss shst the s1bs
n me also $50 Very often as remarkable, and made
s nsn wh sSer
music. Then even In the least expected places,
and In the humblest schools. among the most
dren gifted With extraordinary facility and
taste for learning. proving that there Is no part
Of The lend hs does mot Eass iced 4S
youths Of the more fortunate classes now have
to encounter when in quest Of a profession,
bears witness to the success OF the instruction
Besides Instruction. these elementary schools
impart also education; mean not only sound
and not misunderstanding too, Tor Il the Language
OF the low classes of this country Is still too
frequently as horrible as 1t can be. and II there
among them, contend that. on the whole,
there Is more genuine and true ciyility to be
found amid the rough elements Of London, for
instance. than among any other population Of
the great Continental cities.
/ must also remark that If have had occa-
sion to be surprised at the tender age OF sew
eral monitors. and at the methods of more ma
ture teachers. have had more occasions to
wonder at the patience, conscience. and indus
try Of tho majority of young and old instructors.